Legendary musician Johnny Clegg was trending on Twitter on Thursday afternoon after a tribute version of his song The Crossing was released on YouTube.
His son Jesse Clegg, Andre Fenter, Jack Parow, Jimmy Nevis, Karen Zoid and a host of other South African musicians feature on the track.
According to Zoid's YouTube channel, "a group of well-known musicians came together to celebrate the life and work of Clegg and recorded a special version of his song".
Though the message was merely a celebration of the man and the launch of his new charity fund, South Africans were quick to assume that Clegg...

When people weren't tweeting about South Africa's political issues, health issues, state issues, or sport, they were tweeting about soapies.
Twitter on Wednesday shared a few insights into the country's relationship with the social network, including the most popular hashtags, tweets, and conversation topics.
Let's start with something upbeat: entertainment.
The country's most talked about show was on Mzanzi Magic. #TheQueenMzanzi "is a South African telenovela created and produced by Ferguson Films about a dedicated wife, mother and successful businesswoman who is forced to do the unthinkable when her husband's secret comes to light," notes TVSA.
And yeah, South Africa loves it.
The show...

In case you forgot, it's Halloween today. And Twitter's celebrating in a subtle but adorable way.
When the like button is hit on special tweet posted to its timeline, the heart briefly turns into a pumpkin.
It's small, and really wouldn't be noticeable if Twitter didn't overtly tell you, but it's cute.
♥️ this Tweet for a #Halloween treat.pic.twitter.com/7uOn1V73Cc
— Twitter (@Twitter) October 31, 2018
We've tried liking the tweet on Firefox and Android's Twitter app, but only the latter seemed to work. Others are experiencing similar issues.
Overall, more than 33 000 people have liked the tweet, and we can't help but think how...

When you report a tweet for breaching Twitter's rules, or when the company takes actions on one, it requires the offending user to delete the tweet before they can publish another.
But, the company claims that users aren't always aware that this is the case.
Now, Twitter will add overlay offending tweets with a notice alerting the authors of tweets.
"Once we've required a Tweet to be deleted, we will display a notice stating that the Tweet is unavailable because it violated the Twitter Rules along with a link to the Rules and an article that provides more detail on how we...

In a tweet yesterday, Twitter Support announced a new data saver mode for the social media platform on both Android and iOS.
“When turned on, images will load in lower quality, and videos won't autoplay,” the tweet explained.
Reduce your data usage with data saver mode on Twitter for iOS and Android.📱
When turned on, images will load in lower quality, and videos won't autoplay. When you want to view images in higher quality, tap the more icon and select "Load High Quality".
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) October 3, 2018
You’ll still be able to see high quality images though, if you choose to.
The...

Now that the glorious days of MTN's Free Twitter are over, and we're done mourning, you're probably intent on saving all the data you possibly can.
Even if you're one of the fortunate few on an unlimited plan, saving data is still good practice.
But did you know that there are alternative Twitter apps that you can customise to use much less data? Here are three primed for use on cheaper phones and slower networks for data-deprived users.
Twidere
Twidere is an open-source and extremely lightweight Twitter app, with additional support for Mastodon.
Aesthetically, it's quite fetching, as users can customise colours and themes.
It...

Today is not just a Wednesday, it is also October 3rd, more commonly known as Mean Girls Day.
Many fans of the pop culture teen movie took to social media to celebrate, but soon the hashtags #MeanGirlsDay and #October3rd were out shadowed by another hashtag -- #instagramdown.
At some point in the late morning, Instagram went down and caused a slight panic on Twitter.
me coming to twitter to see if anyone else is having instagram struggles #instagramdown pic.twitter.com/y44VInCO8M
— nevada ;) (@nevadaross7) October 3, 2018
I’d like to welcome everyone who’s here because Instagrams down. Here have a cup of tea ☕️ you’ll...

Make sure you have data on your account this evening, because MTN's free Twitter service is coming to an abrupt end at midnight tonight.
"It’s been over four years. #FreeTwitter will be laid to rest on Tuesday midnight, 25 September," the company tweeted on Saturday, suggesting that its Free Twitter service was becoming unfeasible.
"Its last wishes were for you to make the most of it this weekend. May its soul live forever in your memes and GIFs."
It’s been over four years. #FreeTwitter will be laid to rest on Tuesday midnight, 25 September. Its last wishes were for you to make...

On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court decriminalized the private use of cannabis in South Africa.
The ruling comes a year after the Western Cape High Court found that some of our previous laws regarding cannabis were unconstitutional.
So yes, as an adult in this country, you can now legally grow and consume cannabis privately. But no, you shouldn’t be buying or selling it just yet, and Parliament must still decide exactly how much you can legally use before a police officer decides to arrest you.
All the hazy specifics aside though, if you’re over 18 and know how to grow some green then...

Hurricane Florence is just a few kilometres east of North Carolina at the time of writing, but hurricane-force winds have been lashing the US east coast since late Thursday.
As is customary with hurricanes in the modern era, a few fearless meteorologists, reporters and camerapeople are braving the conditions to broadcast live images to stations and social media across the world.
Nat Geo photographer Mike Theiss is one such example.
Intense band from Hurricane #Florence swirling through Wrightsville Beach right now causing strong winds and torrential downpours !! Currently a barometric pressure of 989mb. pic.twitter.com/mA8X0em9dy
— Mike Theiss (@MikeTheiss) September 14, 2018
Mike Seidel,...

If you don't have a Mac, watching an Apple event live is always a pain in the ass. You couldn't use any other browsers besides Microsoft Edge and Safari, or you had to own an iPad, iPhone or Apple TV.
But that's about to change (unless you don't use social media).
The Cupertino firm will for the first time livestream its iPhone launch event on Twitter.
Confirmed by TechCrunch, the company has previously asked users to "watch" the event on the social network not simply sign up, leading fans to believe that something was a foot.
Yeah, I bet you didn't know Apple...

The next few days are going to be rough for those on the east coast of the United States.
Hurricane Florence, a major cyclonic storm, is brewing in the central Atlantic at present and is set to impact North Carolina on Thursday into Friday. It'll be the region's first major hurricane since Hugo in 1989, but words can only describe half of Florence's expanse.
Astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) recently snapped the storm from 300km above planet Earth.
And it's a monster.
Hurricane #Florence this morning as seen from @Space_Station. A few moments later, #Isaac & the outer bands of #Helene...

A fire currently tearing through a Johannesburg CBD building is one of the biggest news stories on Twitter today.
While South Africans have the hashtags #JoburgFire to keep up to speed with developments, often hashtags can lead to unverified news disseminating.
Here are a few official, trusted Twitter accounts you can follow for more news on the developing story.
(Also, read our updating Johannesburg CBD fire roundup for more a more in depth look at the fire.)
City of Joburg
The City of Johannesburg's official Twitter account.
@CityofJoburgEMS official is creating a buffer by directly splashing water into the building to prevent the fire from...

You may want to think twice about posting your mobile number to Twitter, even if it's to "WhatsApp Africa".
A tweet posted on Monday by "@whatsapp_Africa" dupes users into tweeting their mobile numbers in exchange for free data.
"We are giving away free what’s app data for the whole of September," reads the tweet verbatim. "Follow and retweet. Comment with your WhatsApp number."
Notably, the tweet was also labeled as "promoted" by Twitter.
At the time of writing, the post has more than 110 replies with many including mobile numbers. Some users however had questions, and even more doubts that the account was...

It's been more than a year since Twitter Lite launched in a select number of countries, including South Africa.
Today, the social network announced that its lightweight Android app is heading to 21 more countries, five of which are in Africa.
Said African nations receiving the app includes Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Uganda and Zimbabwe. This brings the total number of countries to 46.
Twitter Lite is a web app for those living the data struggle
Twitter has announced that its mobile site is now more convenient for the 45% of global mobile users working on 2G or slower networks. Read more...
Twitter Lite "is a faster,...